IP Library Granted Patent US 11,256,059
Granted Patent B2
US 11,256,059 · App. 16/502,709 · Granted Feb 22, 2022

Driving module

Inventors: Fu-Yuan Wu (Taoyuan, TW); Yu-Shan Chou (Taoyuan, TW); Haruo Taguchi (Taoyuan, TW)
Assignee: TDK Taiwan Corp.
G02B7/023G02B7/08G02B27/646G03B5/04G02B7/09G03B2205/0015G03B2205/0069
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,256,059
App. No.
16/502,709
Granted
Feb 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A driving module is provided, including: a fixed portion; a movable portion movably connected to the fixed portion and used to hold an optical element having an optical axis; a driving assembly disposed on the fixed portion or the movable portion for moving the movable portion relative to the fixed portion; and a circuit assembly electrically connected to the driving assembly and including a first segment and a second segment, wherein the first segment is positioned on a first plane, the second segment is positioned on a second plane, the first plane and the second plane are parallel to the optical axis, and the first plane and the second plane are different.

Claims (24)

1. A driving module, comprising:

a fixed portion;

a movable portion movably connected to the fixed portion and used to hold an optical element having an optical axis;

a driving assembly disposed on the fixed portion or the movable portion for driving the movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion; and

a circuit assembly electrically connected to the driving assembly, wherein the circuit assembly comprises a first segment which is plate-shaped, the first segment is parallel to the optical axis, and at least a portion of the first segment overlaps the movable portion when viewed in a direction that is perpendicular to the optical axis.

2. The driving module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the circuit assembly further comprises a second segment, wherein the first segment is positioned at a first virtual plane, the second segment is positioned at a second virtual plane, the first virtual plane and the second virtual plane are parallel to the optical axis, and the first virtual plane and the second virtual plane are different and have a distance greater than zero.

3. The driving module as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first segment and the second segment are positioned at a side of the fixed portion when viewed along the optical axis.

4. The driving module as claimed in claim 3 , wherein a shortest distance between the first segment and the movable portion is greater than a shortest distance between the second segment and the movable portion when viewed along the optical axis.

5. The driving module as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the second segment is positioned between the first segment and the optical axis when viewed along the optical axis.

6. The driving module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the circuit assembly further comprises a connecting segment, and the first segment and the second segment are connected by the connecting segment.

7. The driving module as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the first segment, the second segment and the connecting segment extend to different directions.

8. The driving module as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the first segment and the second segment extend to an identical direction, and the connecting segment extends to another direction different from the first segment and the second segment.

9. The driving module as claimed in claim 6 , wherein an angle between the first segment and the connecting segment is substantially identical to an angle between the second segment and the connecting segment.

10. The driving module as claimed in claim 6 , wherein an angle between the first segment and the connecting segment is greater than an angle between the second segment and the connecting segment.

11. The driving module as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the connecting segment has a curved structure.

12. The driving module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the circuit assembly is movably connected to the movable portion and the fixed portion.

13. The driving module as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the first segment is connected to the fixed portion, and the second segment is connected to the movable portion.

14. The driving module as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the first virtual plane is not parallel to the second virtual plane.

15. The driving module as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the first segment and the second segment extend to different directions.

16. The driving module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second segment comprises two sub-segments extend to an identical direction, and a gap is formed between the two sub-segments.

17. The driving module as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising another circuit assembly electrically connected to the driving assembly and comprising a third segment and a fourth segment, wherein the third segment is positioned on a third virtual plane, the fourth segment is positioned on a fourth virtual plane, the third virtual plane and the fourth virtual plane are parallel to the optical axis, and the third virtual plane and the fourth virtual plane are different.

18. The driving module as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the first segment and the third segment are connected to the fixed portion and extend to different directions.

19. The driving module as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the first segment and the third segment are connected to the fixed portion, the second segment and the fourth segment are connected to the movable portion, and the second segment and the third segment extend to an identical direction.

20. The driving module as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the first segment and the third segment are connected to the fixed portion, and the first virtual plane is parallel to the third virtual plane.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2026
From: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
To: ACTUTEK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 074858/0498 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2022
From: WU, FU-YUAN; CHOU, YU-SHAN; TAGUCHI, HARUO
To: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
Reel/Frame 058878/0552 →